-----Original message----- From: M Christol [email protected] Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:11:54 -0700 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Stratalist-ot] The Tea Party is a Game-Changer
> On 10/27/10 8:24 AM, Mugsy Lunsford wrote: > > At 1:05 PM +1100 10/27/10, mex sara said: > >> i am having trouble with separating in my head the > >> concepts ... to me in a democracy government is the people > > > > ahhh, but we are not a pure democracy, we are a representative > > democracy, with an added twist that corporate entities can now > > participate in elections the same as any citizen. That means that > > those who control corporations, who can wield greater dollars than the > > average citizen, can control the flow of information to their target > > voters, thereby manipulating the vote. It helps to follow the money; > > this is a very simplified graphic chart, which doesn't detail the > > industries involved. If you added in sources of revenue, it would be a > > more complex chart, but much more clear in whose hands the tea party's > > votes are held. > > > > http://www.alternet.org/images/managed/ads_teapartyinc.jpg > > > > Something that you'll find fascinating as a journalist - the top > > contenders for GOP/Tea Party candidate for 2012 are all under > > exclusive contract to Fox. I think that's the first time that one > > corporate propaganda machine controlled by a multinational has openly > > employed an entire party in US politics, but I could be wrong. > > NPR has a similar graph for GOP funding > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130845545 > they said they had one for Dems but I am not seeing it. > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130836771 > Here's an answer to that question: <http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Public-employee-unions-funnel-public-money-to-Dems-1342297-105812358.html> In my view, public employee union funding of political campaigns is far more insidious that corporate funding. At least corporate funding goes to both major parties. Public employee union funding is one-sided and benefits Democrats, the party that wants limitless government power under a "living constitution" (whihch means no constitution at all). Francis Drouillard, PE Novato, CA 94945 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
